What's Ponytail's Big News? Lesson Idea
Objective
Recognize that tobacco smoke is bad for the heart.
Prepare
Download and print Big News! Straight From the Heart story
Materials
Big News! Straight From the Heart; brown-paper lunch bags
Explore
1.
Read the story to the class. Which animal says he will always live tobacco-free? (Ponytail the pony) What
can the ponies do that shows they don't smoke? (They can blow pinwheels and sails and run races, which
shows that their hearts and lungs are in good shape. If they smoked, they probably would not be able to do
those things very well.)
2.
Point to the no-smoking symbol on Ponytail's pinwheel. Ask children if they know what this symbol means.
Confirm that a large red circle with a bar angled across it always means "no" or "don't do" whatever is
pictured inside the circle. This symbol means "no smoking." Encourage children to name places where they
have seen this symbol displayed. (Possible answers: restaurants, malls, movie theaters, schools, offices)
3.
Talk about reasons why people do not like cigarette smoke. Begin by offering a reason of your own, such as
"Smoke makes me cough." Encourage children to give other reasons. Then invite children to make nosmoking signs to display in the rooms and halls of the school.
What's Pasofino's Big News? Lesson Idea (Spanish)
¿Cuál es la gran noticia de Pasofino?
Objective
Recognize that tobacco smoke is bad for the heart.
Materials
brown-paper lunch bags
Explore
1.
Read the story to the class. Which animal says he will always live tobacco-free? (Pasofino the pony) ¿Qué
animal dice que va a vivir sin fumar? What can the ponies do that shows they don't smoke? ¿Qué hacen los
caballos que nos demuestra que no fuman? (They can blow pinwheels and sails and run races, which
shows that their hearts and lungs are in good shape. If they smoked, they probably would not be able to do
those things very well.) (Soplan molinetes y velas, y corren en competencias, lo cual demuestra que su
corazón y sus pulmones están en buenas condiciones. Si fumaran, tal vez no podrían hacer esas cosas.)
2.
Point to the no-smoking symbol on Pasofino's pinwheel. Miren el símbolo que tiene el molinete de Pasofino.
Ask children if they know what this symbol means. ¿Saben qué significa ese símbolo? Confirm that a large
red circle with a bar angled across it always means "no" or "don't do" whatever is pictured inside the circle.
Un círculo rojo grande con una línea atravesada signigica “no” o “no hacer” lo que esté dibujado dentro del
círculo. This symbol means "no smoking." Este símbolo significa “no fumar.” Encourage children to name
places where they have seen this symbol displayed. ¿Dónde han visto este símbolo? (Possible answers:
restaurants, malls, movie theaters, schools, offices) (restaurantes, centros comerciales, cines, escuelas,
oficinas).
3.
Talk about reasons why people do not like cigarette smoke. ¡Por qué a muchas personas no les gusta el
humo del cigarillo? Begin by offering a reason of your own, such as "Smoke makes me cough." El humo me
hace toser. Encourage children to give other reasons. Den otras razones. Then invite children to make nosmoking signs to display in the rooms and halls of the school. Hagamos letreros de no fumar para colgarlos
en los salones de clases y en los pasillos de la escuela.
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